Tag Archives: College gymnastics

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey Ohio State University women’s gymnastics head coach Carey Fagan has accepted a new position as the Ohio State Assistant Athletics Director for Sport Administration and Student-Athlete Well-Being. “Carey brings a unique perspective to our leadership team with both experience as a student-athlete and a coach at the highest level,” Smith said. “This new ...

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey NC State University gymnastics has a new head coach. Kim Landrus has been named as the second person to lead the program after Mark Stephenson retired in early April. Stephenson is credited with creating the Wolfpack gymnastics program which he successfully ran for 37 years. Landrus’ contract at Illinois was reportedly not renewed, amid rumors ...

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey Penn State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour has announced that Sarah Brown will be the new head coach of the women’s gymnastics program. Brown will be the eight head coach in the history of the program. Brown comes to Penn State after serving as the head coach at Eastern Michigan University for one season, ...

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey Social media has become fair game for coaches and recruiters. Sites such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook have always been a great source for a coach to view the “other side” of an athlete, but in this day and age it has become one of the most useful tools that a coach can ...

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey After a busy summer competing all-around in Rio as Peru’s first Olympic gymnast, Ariana Orrego Martinez returned to the U.S. to train at her gym, Excalibur Gymnastics in Virginia. The gym first gained notoriety when Gabby Douglas claimed race issues involving the staff and other gymnasts. “I felt being bullied and isolated from ...

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey And just like that, the 2017 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics season is over. Oklahoma came out on top with a record-setting 198.3875, the highest team total ever in a National Championship. The Sooners were on fire right from the beginning, correcting their missteps from yesterday and hitting bars to set the pace for the rest of ...

Gymnastics News Network By: Eileen Patchey Session 2 of the 2017 semi-finals did not disappoint. LSU secured the win with the highest score ever posted, by any team, at an NCAA Gymnastics Championship (198.275). Kennedi Edney launched a huge vault and was named champion on the event with a 9.9875. Ashley Gnat took first place on floor with a 9.9625. This is ...